The Nordic flags. From left to right respectively; the flag of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. All the Nordic countries have adopted such flags. The cross design symbolises Christianity and is depicted extending to the edges of the flag with the vertical part of the cross shifted to the hoist side as opposed to flags where the cross is centred on the flag (known as a Greek cross). The first flag with this design was the Danish Dannebrog; thereafter, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and some of their subdivisions used this as inspiration for their own flags. The Norwegian flag was the first Nordic cross flag with three colours. Though the flags share this pattern, they have individual histories and symbolism. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that the section intro from the article Civil flag be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... Also known as the Latin cross or crux ordinaria. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Dannebrog. ...

Some of the flags in this list do not have official status. Also, note that flag proportions may vary between the different flags and sometimes do even between different versions of the same flag. The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ...

National flags of the Nordic countries

Flag of Denmark	Flag of Finland	Flag of Iceland	Flag of Norway
Flag of Sweden

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... The Dannebrog. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Flag ratio: 11:18 Flag ratio: 11:18 Flag ratio: 11:19 The flag of Finland, also called Siniristilippu (The Blue-Cross Flag), dates from the beginning of the 20th century, and is modelled on the Danish flag, the Dannebrog. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... The civil flag of Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... “Flag of Norway” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... The flag of Sweden (Swedish: ) is blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag. ...

Nordic Cross flags of autonomous regions

Flag of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of Denmark

Flag of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands. ... Flag ratio: 8:11 The original flag now hangs in the church of Fámjin Merkið at Funningur, Eysturoy The flag of the Faroe Islands is an offset cross, following as with other Nordic flags the tradition set by the Dannebrog. ... Anthem Tú alfagra land mítt You, my most beauteous land Capital (and largest city) Tórshavn Official languages Faroese, Danish Government  -  Monarch Margrethe II  -  Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard Autonomous province  -  Home rule 1948  Area  -  Total 1,399 km² (180th) 540 sq mi   -  Water (%) 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aaland. ... Flag of Ã…land The flag of Ã…land points to the location of the islands - it is the Swedish flag with an additional red cross symbolising Finland. ... “Aland” redirects here. ...

Other Nordic flags with the Nordic Cross

Note that most of these flags are historical or have not been officially adopted and their use remains limited.

Reconstruction of the flag of the Kalmar Union; Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523)

Flag of the Nordisk Flaggsallskap or Nordic Flag Society [1]

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Denmark

State flag of Denmark	Naval flag of Denmark. Note the darker kraprød colour.	18th century flag of mourning	Unofficial flag of Bornholm (commonly used)
Proposal for flag of Jutland, designed by artist Per Kramer [1] (actual use is not recorded)	Another proposal for flag of Jutland, dating from 1972 (not in use)	Proposed flag of Vendsyssel (not commonly used or known)	Proposal for Flag of Greenland, designed in 1984 by Sven Tito Achen. Rejected in favour of non-Nordic-Cross flag.

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Finland

State flag of Finland.

War flag and naval ensign of Finland. The presidential standard has insignia (Order of the Cross of Liberty) in the canton.

The presidential standard has insignia (Order of the Cross of Liberty) in the canton.

Flag used by Finnish yacht clubs. Club insignia goes in the canton.

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Iceland

State flag of Iceland	Flag of the President of Iceland	Flag of the Icelandic Customs Service	Former unofficial flag of Iceland (ca. 1900)
Proposal for flag of Iceland, designed in 1914 by Magnús Þórðarson

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Norway

Naval ensign and state flag of Norway.

Former flag of Norway (1814-1821)

Merchant flag of Norway 1844-1898 with the union badge representing the union with Sweden

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Sweden

Naval Ensign of Sweden	Merchant flag of Sweden 1844-1905 with the union badge representing the union with Norway	Unofficial flag of the Scanian lands (southern Sweden)	Unofficial flag of Småland
Unofficial flag of Götaland, or alternatively Östergötland	Unofficial flag of West Sweden[2]	Unofficial flag of Värmland

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Nordic cross flags of Germany

Nordic flags in Germany were historically used to allude to the nation's Norse heritage and Nordic origins. Nordic flag designs very similar to Denmark's, Sweden's, and Norway's national flags were proposed as Germany's national flags in both 1919 and 1948, after World War I and World War II, respectively. Today, the Nordic cross is a feature in some city and district flags or coats of arms. Norseman redirects here; for the town of the same name see Norseman, Western Australia. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

A flag claimed to be the flag of Imperial Germany from 1871-1892, though most information cites the black-white red tricolour as Germany's flag from 1871-1918. The origins of this flag are unclear[3]	Former Kaiserliche Marine War Ensign of Imperial Germany (1903-1919)	Former war flag of Nazi Germany (1938-1945), now forbidden in Germany	Flag of the former Saar protectorate, Germany
Proposed National flag of Germany, circa 1919.	Proposed National flag of Germany by the Christian Democratic Union, circa 1948.

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Nordic cross flags of the British isles

Many locations in England, Scotland and Ireland were colonized by Norse settlers and viking raiders during the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries. Several locales, particularly in the Scottish islands, have flags based on the Nordic cross as a recognition of this Scandinavian heritage. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Norseman redirects here; for the town of the same name see Norseman, Western Australia. ... For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ...

Unofficial flag of Yorkshire, England	Flag of Shetland, Scotland	Flag of Orkney, Scotland, official as of 2007	Traditional unofficial Flag of Orkney, Scotland
Unofficial Flag of the Highlands, Scotland	Unofficial Flag of South Uist, Scotland	Unofficial Flag of Barra, Scotland

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Flags elsewhere that feature the Nordic Cross or similar design

Flags where the vertical bar is centered (such as certain Greek and Swiss flags) are not included here; see Gallery of flags with crosses. This is a gallery of flags which use the cross as a feature of their design. ...

Flag of Aldtsjerk, the Netherlands	Flag of Alūksne, Latvia	Flag of Andalucía, Colombia	Flag of the short-lived Baltic Duchy
Flag of Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Flag of Calais, France	Flag of Cēsis, Latvia	Proposed new flag of Estonia
Flag of Pärnu, Estonia	Unofficial flag of Russian Ingria	Flag of Little Rock, Arkansas, the United States	Unofficial flag of Normandy, France
Flag of São Paulo, Brazil	Flag of Stavropol Krai, Russia	Flag of Tbilisi, Georgia	Naval ensign of Tonga
Flag of Ventspils, Latvia	Flag of Vepsia, Russia	Flag of Volyns'ka Oblast', Ukraine	Unofficial flag of Votia, Russia
Former flag of East Karelia	Unofficial flag of Vinland	Flag of Wilmington, Delaware, the United States, based on that used by the colonists of New Sweden.	Campaign Flag of Puerto Rican Independence Party, the Commonwealth (United States insular area)

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Fictional Nordic cross flags

See also

• Southern Cross Flag
• Tricolour
• Pan-Slavic colours
• Pan-Arab colours
• Pan-African colours
• National flags inspired by the flag of Turkey
• Gallery of flags by design
• Gallery of flags with crosses
• Flags of Central America

Southern Cross Flags are flags which depict the Southern Cross. ... French tricolour flag A tricolour is a flag or banner having three colours, usually in approximately equal size (horizontally or vertically) and lacking additional symbols. ... Panslavic flag approved at the Pan-Slav convention in Prague in 1848 The Pan-Slavic colours, red, blue and white, are colours used on the flags of some Slavic peoples and states in which the majority of inhabitants possess a Slavic background. ... Red, black, and white, sometimes with green, are the Pan-Arab colors and have their origins in the flag of the Arab Revolt. ... African coutries using Pan-African colours in their flags, shown in red. ... Flag of Turkey Since the constitution of Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923 many newly independent countries in the 20th century, all of them with Turkic, Ottoman and/or Islamic roots and some inspired by the republican Kemalist way of government, adopted flags adorned with the... This is a gallery of flags arranged by design. ... This is a gallery of flags which use the cross as a feature of their design. ... The United Provinces of Central America (UPCA) was a country that existed in Central America from July 1823 to approximately 1840. ...

References

1. ^ Kunstavisen
2. ^ http://www.handelskammaren.net/item.aspx?id=411
3. ^ http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de_ufe.html

External links

• Extensive compilation of official and non-official Nordic Cross flags (at Flags of the World). Note: The contents of this discussion forum range from sound science to utter nonsense and must be checked with other references for accuracy.